GEORGE DIONYSIUS EHRET 1710 - 1770
Chrysanthemoides
watercolour, signed and inscribed
47 x 34cms
The son of a gardener from Heidelberg, Ehret came to England in 1740. He made botanical illustrations and painted a collection for the Duchess of Portland. The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge has an impressive group of his watercolours.
£900